be-thikane hai dil-e-gham-ghin thikane ki kaho
sham-e-hijran dosto kuchh is ke aane ki kaho
haan na puchh ik giraftar-e-qafas ki zindagi
ham-safiran-e-chaman kuchh ashiyane ki kaho
ud gaya hai manzil-e-dushvar men gham ka samand
gesu-e-pur-pech-o-kham ke taziyane ki kaho
baat banti aur baton se nazar aati nahin
is nigah-e-naz ki baten banane ki kaho
dastan vo thi jise dil bujhte bujhte kah gaya
sham-e-bazm-e-zindagi ke jhilmilane ki kaho
kuchh dil-e-marhum ki baten karo ai ahl-e-ilm
jis se virane the abad us divane ki kaho
dastan-e-zindagi bhi kis qadar dilchasp hai
jo azal se chhid gaya hai us fasane ki kaho
ye fusun-e-nim-e-shab ye khvab-saman khamushi
samri fan aankh ke jaadu jagane ki kaho
koi kya khaega yuun sachchi qasam jhuti qasam
us nigah-e-naz ki saugandh khane ki kaho
shaam hi se gosh-bar-avaz hai bazm-e-sukhan
kuchh ‘firaq’ apni sunao kuchh zamane ki kaho
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